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tease
(tēz)v. teased, teas·ing, teas·es
v.tr.
1.
a. To make fun of (someone) playfully or taunt annoyingly: was teased by my classmates for being skinny; teased him about driving such a fast car.
b. To say in a playful or mocking way: "But you're too young to get married," he teased.
c. To provoke or irritate, as with physical movements: teased the cat by dangling a string in its face.
d. To arouse sexual desire in (someone) deliberately with no intention of having sex.
e. To urge persistently; coax: teased their mother to let them stay up late.
2.
a. To disentangle and dress the fibers of (wool, for example).
b. To ruffle (the hair) by combing from the ends toward the scalp for an airy, full effect.
c. To raise the nap of (cloth) by dressing, as with a fuller's teasel.
d. To cut (tissue, for example) into pieces for examination.
e. To extract, identify, or cause to come about. Used with out: The director teased a good performance out of the actors. The researcher teased out the factors involved in the disease.
v.intr.
To annoy or make fun of someone persistently: I was just teasing.
n.
1. An act of teasing, especially a playfully mocking remark: his tease of his friend's little sister.
2. One that teases, as:
a. A person who makes fun of or annoys others, as with playful or taunting remarks.
b. A flirtatious person.
[Middle English tesen, to comb apart, from Old English tǣsan.]
teas′ing·ly adv.
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tease
(tiːz)vb
1. to annoy (someone) by deliberately offering something with the intention of delaying or withdrawing the offer
2. to arouse sexual desire in (someone) with no intention of satisfying it
3. to vex (someone) maliciously or playfully, esp by ridicule
4. (Textiles) (tr) to separate the fibres of; comb; card
5. (Textiles) (tr) to raise the nap of (a fabric) with a teasel
6. (Hairdressing & Grooming) Also: backcomb US and Canadian to comb the under layers of (the hair) towards the roots to give more bulk to a hairstyle
7. (Biology) (tr) to loosen or pull apart (biological tissues, etc) by delicate agitation or prodding with an instrument
n
8. a person or thing that teases
9. the act of teasing
[Old English tǣsan; related to Old High German zeisan to pick]
ˈteasing adj
ˈteasingly adv
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tease
(tiz) v. teased, teas•ing,
n. v.t.
1. to irritate or provoke with petty taunts, playful mockery, pretended offers, persistent requests, or other annoyances, often in sport.
2. to comb or card (wool or the like); shred.
3. to ruffle (the hair) by holding at the ends and combing toward the scalp so as to give body to a hairdo.
v.i.5. to tease a person or animal.
n.6. a person who teases.
7. the act of teasing or the state of being teased.
8. Also, teaser. a short scene or highlight shown at the beginning of a film or television show to engage the audience's attention.
[before 1000; Middle English tesen (v.), Old English tǣsan to pull, tear, comb, c. Middle Dutch, Middle Low German tēzen, Old High German zeisan to pluck]
teas′a•ble, adj.
teas′a•ble•ness, n.
teas′ing•ly, adv.
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tease
Past participle: teased
Gerund: teasing
| Imperative |
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| tease |
| tease |
| Present |
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| I tease |
| you tease |
| he/she/it teases |
| we tease |
| you tease |
| they tease |
| Preterite |
|---|
| I teased |
| you teased |
| he/she/it teased |
| we teased |
| you teased |
| they teased |
| Present Continuous |
|---|
| I am teasing |
| you are teasing |
| he/she/it is teasing |
| we are teasing |
| you are teasing |
| they are teasing |
| Present Perfect |
|---|
| I have teased |
| you have teased |
| he/she/it has teased |
| we have teased |
| you have teased |
| they have teased |
| Past Continuous |
|---|
| I was teasing |
| you were teasing |
| he/she/it was teasing |
| we were teasing |
| you were teasing |
| they were teasing |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had teased |
| you had teased |
| he/she/it had teased |
| we had teased |
| you had teased |
| they had teased |
| Future |
|---|
| I will tease |
| you will tease |
| he/she/it will tease |
| we will tease |
| you will tease |
| they will tease |
| Future Perfect |
|---|
| I will have teased |
| you will have teased |
| he/she/it will have teased |
| we will have teased |
| you will have teased |
| they will have teased |
| Future Continuous |
|---|
| I will be teasing |
| you will be teasing |
| he/she/it will be teasing |
| we will be teasing |
| you will be teasing |
| they will be teasing |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I have been teasing |
| you have been teasing |
| he/she/it has been teasing |
| we have been teasing |
| you have been teasing |
| they have been teasing |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I will have been teasing |
| you will have been teasing |
| he/she/it will have been teasing |
| we will have been teasing |
| you will have been teasing |
| they will have been teasing |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I had been teasing |
| you had been teasing |
| he/she/it had been teasing |
| we had been teasing |
| you had been teasing |
| they had been teasing |
| Conditional |
|---|
| I would tease |
| you would tease |
| he/she/it would tease |
| we would tease |
| you would tease |
| they would tease |
| Past Conditional |
|---|
| I would have teased |
| you would have teased |
| he/she/it would have teased |
| we would have teased |
| you would have teased |
| they would have teased |
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
| Noun | 1. |  tease - someone given to teasing (as by mocking or stirring curiosity)unwelcome person, persona non grata - a person who for some reason is not wanted or welcome |
| 2. |  tease - a seductive woman who uses her sex appeal to exploit menadult female, woman - an adult female person (as opposed to a man); "the woman kept house while the man hunted" | |
| 3. |  tease - the act of harassing someone playfully or maliciously (especially by ridicule); provoking someone with persistent annoyances; "he ignored their teases"; "his ribbing was gentle but persistent"harassment, molestation - the act of tormenting by continued persistent attacks and criticism | |
| Verb | 1. |  tease - annoy persistently; "The children teased the boy because of his stammer" |
| 2. |  tease - harass with persistent criticism or carping; "The children teased the new teacher"; "Don't ride me so hard over my failure"; "His fellow workers razzed him when he wore a jacket and tie"bemock, mock - treat with contempt; "The new constitution mocks all democratic principles" jeer, scoff, flout, gibe, barrack - laugh at with contempt and derision; "The crowd jeered at the speaker" banter, chaff, jolly, josh, kid - be silly or tease one another; "After we relaxed, we just kidded around" | |
| 3. | tease - to arouse hope, desire, or curiosity without satisfying them; "The advertisement is intended to tease the customers"; "She has a way of teasing men with her flirtatious behavior" keep in line, control, manipulate - control (others or oneself) or influence skillfully, usually to one's advantage; "She manipulates her boss"; "She is a very controlling mother and doesn't let her children grow up"; "The teacher knew how to keep the class in line"; "she keeps in line" | |
| 4. | tease - tear into pieces; "tease tissue for microscopic examinations" | |
| 5. | tease - raise the nap of (fabrics) change surface - undergo or cause to undergo a change in the surface | |
| 6. | tease - disentangle and raise the fibers of; "tease wool" unsnarl, disentangle, straighten out - extricate from entanglement; "Can you disentangle the cord?" | |
| 7. | tease - separate the fibers of; "tease wool" separate - divide into components or constituents; "Separate the wheat from the chaff" | |
| 8. | tease - mock or make fun of playfully; "the flirting man teased the young woman" blackguard, guy, jest at, laugh at, make fun, poke fun, ridicule, roast, rib - subject to laughter or ridicule; "The satirists ridiculed the plans for a new opera house"; "The students poked fun at the inexperienced teacher"; "His former students roasted the professor at his 60th birthday" | |
| 9. | tease - ruffle (one's hair) by combing the ends towards the scalp, for a full effect comb out, comb, disentangle - smoothen and neaten with or as with a comb; "comb your hair before dinner"; "comb the wool" |
Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.
tease
verb
1. mock, bait, wind up (Brit. slang), worry, bother, provoke, annoy, needle (informal), plague (informal), rag, rib (informal), torment, ridicule, taunt, aggravate (informal), badger, pester, vex, goad, bedevil, take the mickey out of (informal), twit, take the piss out of (taboo slang), chaff, guy (informal), gibe, pull someone's leg (informal), make fun of He teased me mercilessly about going there.
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
tease
verb1. To disturb by repeated attacks:
2. To excite (another) by exposing something desirable while keeping it out of reach:
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Translations
مُضايِق، مُعَذِّبيَسْخَرُيُضايِق بالمُزاحيُضايِق، يُنَكِّد
škádlitdrážditposměváčekškádlil
drilledrillepind
houkutellakiusatastrippariviekoitellavietellä
zadirkivati
stríîastríînispúki
からかうちょっかいを出す誘う
(사람, 짐승을) (...의 일로)놀리다
erzintojasmėgėjas erzintišaipūnas
kaitinātķircinātķircinātājssmējējs
prekárať
zbadati
reta
หยอกล้อ
trêu chọc
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
tease
vt
(= raise nap on) cloth → kämmen
n (inf: = person) → Scherzbold m (inf); don’t be a tease, give it back to her → neck sie nicht, gibs ihr zurück; he’s a real tease → ihm sitzt der Schalk im Nacken (hum), → er ist ein kleiner Schäker (inf); she’s/he’s just a tease (sexually) → sie/er geilt einen nur auf (inf)
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
tease
[tiːz]
1. n (person) → burlone/a
tease out vt + adv
a. (tangle, knots) → sbrogliare
to tease the tangles or knots out of one's hair → sbogliarsi i capelli
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
tease
(tiːz) verb1. to annoy or irritate on purpose. He's teasing the cat.
2. to annoy or laugh at (a person) playfully. His school-friends tease him about his size.
nouna person who enjoys teasing others. He's a tease!
ˈteaser noun1. a puzzle or difficult problem. This question is rather a teaser.
2. a person who teases.
ˈteasingly adverbin a teasing manner.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
tease
→ يَسْخَرُ škádlit drille necken περιπαίζω tomar el pelo kiusata taquiner zadirkivati prendere in giro からかう (사람, 짐승을) (...의 일로)놀리다 plagen erte dokuczyć importunar, provocar дразнить reta หยอกล้อ kızdırmak trêu chọc 戏弄Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
tease
v. rasgar, separar un tejido o espécimen con agujas para examinarlo bajo el microscopio.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
tease
vt (ped) molestar, fastidiar
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